President of Syria
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The President of Syria is the country’s head of state and holds extensive executive authority over the Syrian government and armed forces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Armed Forces | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state office
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian Arab Republic
|
| appointedBy |
popular election (post-2012 constitution, formally)
ⓘ
popular referendum (historically) ⓘ |
| commanderInChiefOf | Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument |
Constitution of Syria
ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian constitution of 1973
Constitution of Syria ⓘ
surface form:
Syrian constitution of 2012
|
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| currentHolder | Bashar al-Assad ⓘ |
| currentHolderStartTime | 17 July 2000 ⓘ |
| eligibilityRequirement |
Muslim religion (under certain constitutional versions)
ⓘ
Syrian citizenship ⓘ Syrian parentage (under certain constitutional versions) ⓘ minimum age requirement (specified in constitution) ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Shukri al-Quwatli ⓘ |
| flag | Standard of the President of Syria ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of Syria ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | Syrian Armed Forces ⓘ |
| hasExecutiveAuthorityOver | Syrian government ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | Syrian territory ⓘ |
| hasPower |
appoint Council of Ministers
ⓘ
appoint Prime Minister of Syria ⓘ conclude treaties ⓘ declare war ⓘ dismiss Prime Minister of Syria ⓘ dismiss ministers ⓘ grant amnesty ⓘ issue decrees ⓘ promulgate laws ⓘ serve as supreme commander of the armed forces ⓘ veto legislation (with limitations depending on constitution) ⓘ |
| headOfStateOf | Syria ⓘ |
| isMemberOf | National Progressive Front (through ruling party, in many periods) ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Syria ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Damascus Governorate ⓘ |
| nominatedBy |
Ba'ath Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Ba'ath Party (de facto, in many periods)
|
| officeCreated | 17 April 1946 ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | President ⓘ |
| officeType | executive ⓘ |
| partOf | political system of Syria ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Prime Minister of Syria
ⓘ
Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria ⓘ |
| residence | Presidential Palace, Damascus ⓘ |
| seat | Damascus ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| symbol | Coat of arms of Syria ⓘ |
| termLength | 7 years ⓘ |
| termRenewable | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Armed Forces